Establishment profile
GATX RAIL CORPORATION
1401 WEST BROWN STREET, HEARNE, TX, 77859
Operated by GATX Rail
488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation
Summary
GATX RAIL CORPORATION has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 22 years of recorded history, with $31,320 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 51 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GATX RAIL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $30,840 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVA | 2 | 2 | $2,000 | Aug 2008 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II | 1 | 1 | $5,340 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E05 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 III | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 M01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Aug 2008 | Aug 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 O04 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I D | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I F | 1 | 1 | $500 | Jan 2015 | Jan 2015 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4882 within TX. Peer group: 51 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 216 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2019
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2019 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GATX RAIL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GATX RAIL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GATX RAIL CORPORATION. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for GATX RAIL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GATX RAIL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GATX RAIL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-11 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-08-27 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $15,840 | |
| 2010-05-26 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-09-01 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $1,500 | |
| 2009-06-22 | Complaint | 3 | — | $3,000 | |
| 2008-02-29 | Planned | 17 | 4 | $10,500 | |
| 2004-07-09 | Complaint | 1 | — | $480 | |
| 2003-12-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GATX RAIL CORPORATION is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GATX Rail.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GATX Rail across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in support activities for rail transportation within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATIONHEARNE — 2 federal enforcement records
- TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- WATCO MECHANICAL SERVICESSCOTTSVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- GBW RAILCAR SERVICES, LLCHOCKLEY — 2 federal enforcement records
- WATCO MECHANICAL SERVICESHOCKLEY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Alamo RailroadDecatur — 2 federal enforcement records
- UNION PACIFIC RAILROADSAN ANTONIO — 2 federal enforcement records
- RESCAR INDUSTRIES, INC.CHANNELVIEW — 1 federal enforcement record
- KINETIC ENERGY SERVICES, LLCHOUSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNION TANK CAR CO.BAYTOWN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All GATX Rail locationsParent rollup
- Support Activities for Rail TransportationAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Support Activities for in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GATX RAIL CORPORATION from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GATX RAIL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- GATX RAIL CORPORATION has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $31,320 in total penalties.
- How does GATX RAIL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- GATX RAIL CORPORATION operates in the support activities for rail transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. GATX RAIL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.35 compared to an industry average of 2.